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Globally, ハジメ (Hajime , ハジメ , Hazime ) is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine first name. The given name ハジメ is habitual in Albania, where it is a rare masculine name, Japan, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Japan, Brazil, and Indonesia. More frequently, ハジメ is the last name as well as the forename.
ハジメ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hajime Kindaichi , the character in the Kindaichi Case Files; Hajime Menjou , the No-Rin's character; Hajime Taki , the fictional human from Captain Tsubasa and Hajime Aikawa .